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By Kym Kilgore LiveDaily Contributor

North American dates are starting to roll in for Beyonce [ tickets ]'s "I Am ..." world tour, her first full-length outing since 2007.

So far, the pop star has confirmed four late-March performances in Canada and an April 1 gig in Seattle. Tickets for those dates, listed below, go on sale to the general public this Saturday (2/21), and pre-sale offers will be available over the next couple of days through Ticketmaster (LiveDaily's parent company) and Live Nation.

Beyonce's European itinerary, announced in December, stretches from late April to early June. Further information about those shows and VIP ticket packages is available at Ticketmaster's SLO website.

On the road, Beyonce will perform songs from her latest chart-topping album, "I Am ... Sasha Fierce," as well previous hits and classics, according to her website. Her new high-tech production will include the singer's all-female band.

"I Am ... Sasha Fierce" surfaced in November and became Beyonce's third consecutive studio album to top The Billboard 200. The multi-platinum-selling set is separated into two discs to reveal different sides of the superstar's personality: "I Am ..." showcases a group of intimate ballads, while "Sasha Fierce" represents Beyonce's sensual, aggressive, fun, glamorous, dance-oriented side.

"Sasha Fierce is my alter ego and now she has a last name," Beyonce explained in her bio. "I have someone else that takes over when it's time for me to work and when I'm on stage--this alter ego that I've created that kind of protects me and who I really am."

So far, the record has scored radio hits with "Single Ladies," "If I Were A Boy," "Halo" and "Diva," all of which are streaming at Beyonce's MySpace page. Her version of "At Last" from her latest film project, "Cadillac Records," can also be heard there.

"I Am ... Sasha Fierce" follows 2006's mega-smash "B'Day," which won a Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album and has achieved triple-platinum status.

Between her solo career and her time with Destiny's Child, Beyonce has collected 10 Grammy trophies. Last week, she was given an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Female Artist.

Good. . . bye!

SCNDLS said:

hahaha yea sometimes i wish, shes gonna be performing at the oscars 2!

Can someone call her a shrink, she really is taking this "other" person to far, i mean you thought Prince was losin it when he appeared on TV with a mask on calling himself tora tora, at least he knew that shit was a joke, Beyonce is beleiving this lunacy.

missmad said:

What's she performing at the Oscars??? This year?

JackieBlue said:

I already saw her 2 years ago, no need to see her again

Hasn't Sasha been in Beyonce's shows since 2000?

JackieBlue said:

i think she will be involved in the musicals at the beginning of the show along with other people.

alphastreet said:

yea and then she was awful 3 songs not that she sung any of them good esp that french song and the one with josh groban!

i like her on stage when she sings her own stuff but she things she can do anything and is multifaceted.

she is not and she can't!

missmad said:

That girl has GOT to be tired! I mean seriously...

SCNDLS said:

yea

missmad said:

I guess she won't catch a clue until someone throws one at her. In the form of a tomato.

Timmy84 said:

yea prob, but as long as she loves what she does.....but i wish she wasn't on the oscars she wants that award so bad doing anything 2 get one.

JackieBlue said:

probably, or when no one buys her stuff

missmad said:

I doubt she "loves" doing it. There's gotta be some point Beyonce the human being wakes up and says "fuck this I'm taking a break". She can't feel real good having to be in front of people almost 24/7. I'm just saying, look at what happened to Whitney, Mariah and Britney... does she not think she can escape that?

Timmy84 said:

don't forget Michael.

ehuffnsd said:

Oh yeah... Michael was everywhere 1983-93... I think being everywhere for a long time can make any one-time sane person go nuts... it has to drive you nuts!
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Timmy84 said:

I haven't seen Alicia Keys in awhile. Where is she? On a nice break, living her life, tending to her personal business? Maybe working on her philanthropic endeavors in Africa? Working on a hobby perhaps? Taking a nap? Beyonce could take a cue from her.

JackieBlue said:

Yeah, Alicia is CHILLIN'! Clive Davis had her on that strict promotion and it wore her out after a while that she almost went crazy so I'm glad she took a break.

Timmy84 said:

right i agree but doesn't she take a vacation every few months or so, at least thats what i think she said

but yea prob a breaking point there

Timmy84 said:

glad she is chillin!

missmad said:

Every few days.

Timmy84 said:

I remember before the last album came out when she took some time off (if that's what you're talking about). I think her grandmother had passed too.

I checked into a hotel the other day and there was Beyonce on the cover of some magazine I'd never heard of before. Went to the drugstore and there was her mug for L'Oreal. Go to a ball game, there she is with Jay-Z. Watch some TV, there she is again trying to convince me to upgrade my cable. I'm watching the Oscars for movies and real actors, not to see Beyonce! Most times you don't see someone that often unless you're seeking them out on fan sites and what not. This is just casual day to day stuff that doesn't even include turning on the radio.

Timmy84 said:

She might go on vacation but by 'break' I mean Sade.

JackieBlue said:

Ah I see.

JackieBlue said:

Exactly, you see her in so many places all on the course of one day in some quarters it's ridiculous. Her commercials also always come on every six hours.

Timmy84 said:

overkill

If Michael J. was everywhere in 1983-1993, would he be classified as being overkill in exposure? And Michael was more ubquitous than Beyonce wasn't he?
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JackieBlue said:

I know what you mean! Beyonce is literally everywhere,which is why so many people are sick of her.The girl really needs to take a few years off,this is ridiculous.J-Lo recently revealed that in 2002,she had a breakdown.She was doing too many things at once and she was everywhere....in magazines,in movies,on the radio,in all the tabloid mags,etc.It was too much for her,which is why she took a break and reclaimed her life.Beyonce is in danger of burning herself out,too.